New Year’s Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It’s a time to reflect on the changes we want (or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes. However, New Year’s resolutions are tricky. When they are too specific or too unachievable, we inevitably abandon them.

•What do I want to change and by when?
•Why must I make this change?
•What are the steps I need to take?
•Who can support me?
•How will I motivate myself?

Write down the goal and visualize it regularly
Writing and visualizing are effective tools for fulfilling a goal because they fix it firmly in the subconscious.

Make a “Pros” and “Cons” List
It may help to see a list of items on paper to keep your motivation strong. Develop this list over time, and ask others to contribute to it. Keep your list with you and refer to it when you need help keeping your resolve.

In a world that is more focused on getting than giving, a New Year’s Resolution to do one kind thing each day or to give thanks in one small way is a pretty radical act.

Turn a negative into a positive
Turn around some of the negativity that clouds our minds every day into something more productive.

Baby steps
Break down a big goal in to smaller, more achievable fragments. This will help to track your progress and make a seemingly insurmountable target more attainable.

Track Your Progress
Keep track of each small success. Short-term goals are easier to keep, and each small accomplishment will help keep you motivated.

Myriam Balerio is the founder and writer of PA Privé. After kick starting her career as a PA and finding success as an assistant, Myriam later trained in digital and online marketing and has since combined the two disciplines in creating PA Privé, the platform through which she provides sage advice for those in the assistant profession and a network for like-mined PAs and EAs to connect. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Myriam has lived in London for over 10 years and currently lives in London with her husband and French bulldog.

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